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Friday, September 18, 2009

hip, hip hurray!

I can tell you, after 9 months of keeping it under wraps, that I am published! I mentioned briefly back in January, that I was working on a quilt pattern. I made two versions of the quilt while writing the pattern (what an awful lot of work THAT was) and Heather tested the pattern for me. (Thanks friend!) The pattern has been published over several issues of the UK based Sew Hip magazine. It is a mystery quilt along, so bits of it were revealed each month. I received the issues yesterday in the mail via the Royal Post. :) How fun to see it all in print! (I still can hardly believe it!) They did such a nice job of presenting my quilt. I couldn't be more pleased.

And I can not believe that I kept it secret for that long without imploding. :)

Get out??? A UK mag? So how can we get one? Not fair, I say....I want it published HERE!!!! LIKE NOW!! Goodie for you, honey, I'm so happy you're published...but phooey for us, I say!! (Unless you got more than one copy, ummmmm???)

Oh no, I passed on that magazine today. It was so cool, but my budget and time constraints said leave it there. Anyhoo, congrats on the fame. You truly deserve it. You know I'll snap it up next time I see it. I just didn't have time to go through it all today.

Wowser.....You're a celebrity!!! I tip my hat to you, especially for keeping it a secret all this time....and I'm honored that you have commented on one of my pics on the ORBC Quilt-Along!I've never heard of a mystery quilt before but then again, I have only been quilting for a couple of months and all this is new to me. Do we get to see the finished quilt?:)

Congratulations! I loved your candy corn quilt that was like this. I'm one more in the group asking for the pattern! It's quite exciting that this was a mystery quilt as well. That must have made the pattern writing more of a challenge.

I am so happy for you - the funny thing is I have been searching the world over each time a new Sew Hip comes out - and have found buying direct from Europe is the quickest way for me to get it - and not too expensive really. (it's cheaper than the gas I use driving to Barnes and Noble 3 times with no Sew Hip!) I thrilled to hear this design was yours - I missed the first issue of the mystery so I have been waiting it out to see the whole thing and maybe get that first step... Now, I'll just have to:) Big Congrats!

I have been watching for an email from you in regards to the quilts of valor block. You had so many responses that I am not sure whether or not you had all you needed or if I should proceed....perhaps this is just another way to procrastinate!

Hey Amanda Jean - check out the Summer addition - there are is a table runner pattern by Emma Amstrong and bag pattern by Tracey Pereira .... we both follow your blog! Nice mystery quilt. I had been wondering whose quilt it was!